- KTH0128 (Glass Crucible?) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Glass (Artifact Category)
- Comparanda
- KTH108a-e, KTH110a-c, KTH150, KTH212, KTH2116.
- Description
- Fragment of brick-like terracotta with one slightly concave surface coated with thin layer of glass (Th. 0.003 m). Remains of glass crucible? tubular channels?
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Small, brittle light buff sherd, apparently overheated, with small pebble incorporated into one broken surface. One broad yellowish surface slightly concave with a thin layer of dark greenish brown glass adhering (PMS 445C). Light craqueleur on the glassy layer, with a few small bubble holes (rapidly cooled).
- Label or tag text
- Τομέας Α | Στρώμα 2 | ΝΔ γωνία κτιρίου | Κομμάτι τούβλου με γυαλί
- Other number or identifier
- 153
- Preservation comment
- One fragment broken on all sides, roughly rectangular. Slight, sparse abrasion; scattered traces of encrustation.
- Preserved length
- 0.046
- Preserved width
- 0.034
- Thickness
- 0.015
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Material
- Glass (Material)
- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KTH0128 (Glass Crucible?).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0128>
